This is an analysis of the poem To The Obelisk that begins with:
DURING THE GREAT FROST, 1881.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X XaabbXab cdcddc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 100111 1110010100 1100110101 1011110111 1001111101 0111001101 0110110101 0101010111 1101110111 1101111101 1101100101 110100100101 1111011101 1001111101 000111011011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
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- summary of To The Obelisk;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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